Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the Gold Coast from April 5 to 9. The Weightlifting competition was held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of eight men's and eight women's events were held.

Weightlifting
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Sports and Leisure Centre
Dates5–9 April 2018
Competitors206 from 35 nations
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On 7 October 2016, it was announced that seven new events for women were being added to the sport program, meaning there would be an equal number of events for men and women. This marked the first time in history that a major multi-sport event would have equality in terms of events. This included the addition of an additional female event in the weightlifting competitions.[1][2]

Competition schedule

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The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:

Date Time Event
Thursday, 5 April 09:30 Men's 56 kg
14:00 Women's 48 kg
18:30 Men's 62 kg
Friday, 6 April 09:30 Women's 53 kg
14:00 Men's 69 kg
18:30 Women's 58 kg
Saturday, 7 April 09:30 Men's 77 kg
14:00 Women's 63 kg
18:30 Men's 85 kg
Sunday, 8 April 09:30 Women's 69 kg
14:00 Men's 94 kg
18:30 Women's 75 kg
Monday, 9 April 09:30 Men's 105 kg
16:00 Women's 90 kg
Women's +90 kg
18:30 Men's +105 kg

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India5229
2  Samoa2204
3  Malaysia2013
4  England1326
5  Canada1315
6  Papua New Guinea1203
7  Australia*1113
8  Fiji1012
  Wales1012
10  New Zealand1001
11  Sri Lanka0123
12  Mauritius0101
  Nauru0101
14  Pakistan0022
15  Cameroon0011
  Solomon Islands0011
  South Africa0011
Totals (17 entries)16161648

Medalists

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
56 kg
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Azroy Hazalwafie
  Malaysia
261 kg GR Gururaja Poojary
  India
249 kg Chaturanga Lakmal
  Sri Lanka
248 kg
62 kg
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Aznil Bidin
  Malaysia
288 kg Morea Baru
  Papua New Guinea
286 kg Talha Talib
  Pakistan
283 kg
69 kg
details
Gareth Evans
  Wales
299 kg Indika Dissanayake
  Sri Lanka
297 kg Deepak Lather
  India
295 kg
77 kg
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Sathish Sivalingam
  India
317 kg Jack Oliver
  England
312 kg François Etoundi
  Australia
305 kg
85 kg
details
Ragala Venkat Rahul
  India
338 kg Don Opeloge
  Samoa
331 kg Mohamad Fazrul Azrie
  Malaysia
328 kg
94 kg
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Steven Kari
  Papua New Guinea
370 kg CR / GR Boady Santavy
  Canada
369 kg Vikas Thakur
  India
351 kg
105 kg
details
Sanele Mao
  Samoa
360 kg Pardeep Singh
  India
352 kg Owen Boxall
  England
351 kg
+105 kg
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David Liti
  New Zealand
403 kg GR Lauititi Lui
  Samoa
400 kg Muhammad Butt
  Pakistan
395 kg

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
  India
196 kg CR /GR Roilya Ranaivosoa
  Mauritius
170 kg Dinusha Gomes
  Sri Lanka
155 kg
53 kg
details
Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
  India
192 kg GR Dika Toua
  Papua New Guinea
182 kg Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet
  Canada
181 kg
58 kg
details
Tia-Clair Toomey
  Australia
201 kg Tali Darsigny
  Canada
200 kg Jenly Tegu Wini
  Solomon Islands
189 kg
63 kg
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Maude Charron
  Canada
220 kg GR Zoe Smith
  England
207 kg Mona Pretorius
  South Africa
206 kg
69 kg
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Punam Yadav
  India
222 kg Sarah Davies
  England
217 kg Apolonia Vaivai
  Fiji
216 kg
75 kg
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Emily Godley
  England
222 kg Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau
  Canada
221 kg Laura Hughes
  Wales
207 kg
90 kg
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Eileen Cikamatana
  Fiji
233 kg Kaity Fassina
  Australia
232 kg Clementine Meukeugni
  Cameroon
226 kg
+90 kg
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Feagaiga Stowers
  Samoa
253 kg Charisma Amoe-Tarrant
  Nauru
243 kg Emily Campbell
  England
242 kg

Records

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Men's

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Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight Record
Men's 56 kg 5 April Snatch Azroy Hazalwafie   Malaysia 117 kg GR
Men's 56 kg 5 April Total Azroy Hazalwafie   Malaysia 261 kg GR
Men's 62 kg 5 April Snatch Talha Talib   Pakistan 132 kg GR
Men's 94 kg 8 April Snatch Boady Santavy   Canada 168 kg GR
Men's 94 kg 8 April Clean & Jerk Steven Kari   Papua New Guinea 216 kg CR, GR
Men's +105 kg 9 April Total David Liti   New Zealand 403 kg CR, GR

Women's

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Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight Record
Women's 48 kg 5 April Snatch Saikhom Mirabai Chanu   India 86 kg CR, GR
Women's 48 kg 5 April Clean & Jerk Saikhom Mirabai Chanu   India 110 kg CR, GR
Women's 48 kg 5 April Total Saikhom Mirabai Chanu   India 196 kg CR, GR
Women's 53 kg 6 April Snatch Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu   India 84 kg GR
Women's 63 kg 7 April Clean & Jerk Maude Charron   Canada 122 kg GR

Qualification

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For the first time, weightlifting athletes had to qualify for the Games. A total of 226 weightlifters (120 male and 106 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done through multiple pathways.[3]

Participating nations

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There are 35 participating associations in weightlifting with a total of 206 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

References

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  1. ^ "Level playing field for women at 2018 Commonwealth Games". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, Scotland. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ McKay, Duncan (7 October 2016). "Gold Coast 2018 to offer same amount of medals for men and women after seven events added". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
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